dispensationalism
Mike Pence writes messages on bombs meant for Lebanon. Would Jesus do that?
By Daoud Kuttab — January 8, 2024
(RNS) — A debunked theology is providing cover for supremacists — both white Christian and Jewish — to pursue an illegal war.
American evangelicals interpret Israel-Hamas War as a prelude to End Times
By Fiona André — November 17, 2023
(RNS) — Armed conflicts involving Israel are often associated with End Times’ battles by American evangelicals, as many believe the Jewish state will play a role in fulfilling the biblical prophecy.
‘Is this when we disappear?’ Rapture triggers haunt the Left Behind generation
By Kathryn Post — April 17, 2023
(RNS) — For some, fear-saturated stories about the rapture can generate lifelong panic, paranoia and anxiety.
Explainer: Trump and the politics of the Messiah
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 22, 2019
(RNS) — Recent praise of the president has some evangelical leaders reassuring followers that Trump had no delusions about the nature of his mission. But you could see how he might.
Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel
By John Fea — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — Many American evangelicals cheered because they understood the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the 'once and eternal' capital of Israel as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
COMMENTARY: Why evangelicals’ love for Jews is a case of unrequited love
By Michael Schulson — July 18, 2014
(RNS) As a young Jew, I can’t help but see expressions of evangelical philo-Semitism as an attempt to keep Jewishness in its New Testament box, and to continue the old fallacy of conflating the Jewish people (of Bible fame) with living Jewish people.
Is support for Israel waning among evangelicals?
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 8, 2014
(RNS) Evangelical support for Israel has shifted within the last decade; many are no longer considered automatic supporters.
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